1,3,5-Trioxane

• Formula: C₃H₆O₃
• Molecular weight: 90.0779
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c1-4-2-6-3-5-1/h1-3H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: BGJSXRVXTHVRSN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 110-88-3
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• Other names: s-Trioxane; Formaldehyde, trimer; Triformol; Trioxan; Trioxane; Trioxymethylene; Metaformaldehyde; sym-Trioxane; Trioxin; 1,3,5-Trioxan; s-Trioxan; s-Trixane; Aldeform; Formagene; Marvosan; Paraformaldehyde; Triossimetilene; Trioxymethyleen; Trioxymethylen; 1,3,5-Trioxacyclohexane; NSC 26347
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
GT - Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

Phase change data

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TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of vaporization

Enthalpy of sublimation

Enthalpy of fusion

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

4 = 3

By formula: 4C₃H₆O₃ = 3C₄H₈O₄

= 3

By formula: C₃H₆O₃ = 3CH₂O

3 =

By formula: 3CH₂O = C₃H₆O₃

Gas phase ion energetics data

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LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Gas Chromatography

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  S°gas	Entropy of gas at standard conditions
  S°solid,1 bar	Entropy of solid at standard conditions (1 bar)
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°solid	Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔsubH°	Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization

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